Renewal Story - Misty
Posted: May 14, 2025
After several years of drug addiction, domestic abuse and homelessness, Misty didn’t think her life could get any worse. Then she was arrested and sent
to jail. But she believes her incarceration was the beginning of her journey to a new life.
“I read the Bible,” Misty remembers. “That’s when I really started praying and accepting that this was God’s path for me.” That path brought Misty to Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County.
“I loved it from the beginning,” Misty says. Staff gave her motivation and encouragement. Classes offered her structure and pattern. Alpha Bible classes and nightly chapel brought her to “a constant, conscious connection with God. I know what it is now to have faith. He wants good for me and He protects me.” Misty was baptized in our Deborah Hall Memorial Chapel in December 2023.
Now sober for two years, Misty is working and getting ready to move into her own apartment, but her connection to UGM-TC will continue. “I’ll come back to visit. They’re like family. God put the right people in my path to bring me peace,” she tells us.
Looking back on her journey so far, Misty says, “I feel very blessed to have had all this happen. It was God’s perfect timing. It all perfectly aligned with my growth and my spirituality while I was here. God is telling me this is my new life!”
to jail. But she believes her incarceration was the beginning of her journey to a new life.
“I read the Bible,” Misty remembers. “That’s when I really started praying and accepting that this was God’s path for me.” That path brought Misty to Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County.
“I loved it from the beginning,” Misty says. Staff gave her motivation and encouragement. Classes offered her structure and pattern. Alpha Bible classes and nightly chapel brought her to “a constant, conscious connection with God. I know what it is now to have faith. He wants good for me and He protects me.” Misty was baptized in our Deborah Hall Memorial Chapel in December 2023.
Now sober for two years, Misty is working and getting ready to move into her own apartment, but her connection to UGM-TC will continue. “I’ll come back to visit. They’re like family. God put the right people in my path to bring me peace,” she tells us.
Looking back on her journey so far, Misty says, “I feel very blessed to have had all this happen. It was God’s perfect timing. It all perfectly aligned with my growth and my spirituality while I was here. God is telling me this is my new life!”
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